Spreadsheets can be the death of your HR department, or at least the bane of their existence.

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2. The world is full of risk-takers. We see them on TV jumping
off cliffs and free-falling out of airplanes.
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3. They take the road less traveled—way less traveled—
and thrill in going beyond the boundaries. The feeling
of exhilaration is worth the risk to them.
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4. But do you know what isn’t worthwhile?
Taking unnecessary risks.
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5. Rock climbing without a harness isn’t a good idea.
Neither is skiing out of bounds when avalanche danger is high.
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6. And continuing to use HR spreadsheets to manage
employee data is reckless.
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7. For a long time, using spreadsheets for HR data worked
well enough. But now that there are more secure and
efficient ways of managing employee data, why would
anyone keep putting their company’s data at risk—
and risking the future of an entire company?
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8. Did you know that ninety percent of stolen business
records are from HR!
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9. You’re probably thinking: “Yeah, maybe that happens
to some other company—not mine.”
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10. Ten percent of companies admitted they have
experienced a significant data breach related to
spreadsheets.
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11. Think about how your employee data is stored.
Are you keeping it on spreadsheets?
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12. Have you ever put one of those spreadsheets with
personal information—like social security numbers or
Driver’s License numbers and even all that fun HIPAA
data—on your desktop?
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13. Most small and medium-sized businesses do not have
their information safeguarded with encryption or other
data-loss prevention technologies.
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14. Fifty percent of identity theft happens because
employee records weren’t properly stored. Can you
imagine having to deal with that problem?
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15. Not only that, you are also likely looking at a lawsuit!
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16. 88 percent of spreadsheets have errors. Spreadsheets
with inaccuracies hurt your company. If you supply bad
data that triggers bad choices, HR looks bad.
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17. Thank goodness you’re not making projections
based on the information in your spreadsheets,
right? After all, “With each error costing between
$10K and 100K per month, one expert estimates
corporate America loses in excess of $10B through
the misuse and abuse of spreadsheets.”
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18. And we haven’t even discussed the inefficiencies!
Spreadsheets suck hours out of your day, and it’s
making you look inefficient.
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19. But it’s not your fault—we blame spreadsheets and so
should you.
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20. Do you really think the risk is worth it? Would your boss? No way!
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21. The good news is that there is an easier and safer way
to do HR. You’ve probably noticed how many people
in HR are making the switch. It’s ready for you and
your employee data.
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22. HR software stores your data in the cloud with
layer after layer of encryption and security
measures, protecting employee data, your
company and you.
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23. Data is stored in state-of-the-art data centers that use
biometric authentication, key card access controls
and constant video surveillance. Oh, and in-the-cloud
HR software backs up nightly and always keeps your
data available!
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24. The risks are higher today than ever before. Now is the
time for you to trust traveling a better road that keeps
your employee data safe. And with all that protection
and efficiency, you, your boss and your whole company
will rest easy knowing that your data is protected and
always accurate. And it will save you loads of time!
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25. Others like you in HR are realizing now is the
time. Why not try out HR software? BambooHR
offers a free trial so you can explore on your own.
I dare you to try it.
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